Thanks, guys.

The stick and ribbon is plastic gardening tape, marked at 46' and is
66" long. I lay it beside the sturgeon when they finally come to the
boat to see if they're in our slot limit of 46" to 66". It makes me a
better guesser of their length so we stay legal when we decide to keep
one. When we do, we have to tag them just like tagging deer.

Dale